rend
verb (old use or literary)- rend something
to tear something apart with force or violence 撕开；撕碎 The women rend their clothes in grief. 女人们悲伤地撕扯着她们的衣服。 - (figurative)
a country rent in two by civil war 被内战一分为二的国家 - (figurative)
The community has been rent asunder by the scandal. 这个社区被丑闻搞得四分五裂。 - (figurative)
Loud screams rent the air. 高声的尖叫划破了天空。
Word OriginOld English rendan; related to Middle Low German rende.